Revenue impact on the demand of Slovak households for meat and meat products

Global economical crisis was felt in the differences in the incomes of the households and their food consumption. In the paper are analyzed the changing patterns in the structure of demand for meat and the impact on total expenditure on meat and meat products in the households of employees, househol...

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Published inActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 503 - 510
Main Authors Kubicová, Ľubica, Kádeková, Zdenka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mendel University Press 2012
Subjects
households of employees
households of pensioners
income and cross elasticity of demand
income and expenses for food
own price
self-employed persons
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Summary:Global economical crisis was felt in the differences in the incomes of the households and their food consumption. In the paper are analyzed the changing patterns in the structure of demand for meat and the impact on total expenditure on meat and meat products in the households of employees, households of self-employed persons and households of pensioners. When examining the sensitivity of demand to changes in consumer meat prices in different social groups of households was estimated own-price elasticity of demand, as well as cross-price elasticity.
ISSN:1211-8516
2464-8310
DOI:10.11118/actaun201260020503